C12

Second Aunt initially wanted to take advantage of Maicao's inattention and break off a few of Maicao's corn corncob, but she was caught red-handed by Maicao. However, Second Aunt's skin was not as thick as it should be. Even though she had been caught red-handed, she still tried to defend herself with a straight face.

"Oh Third Girl, two families of corn fields are separated by a ridge, it is common for you to break the wrong place without paying attention. Who can not make a mistake when you are busy with this, who knows how many times my corncob has been broken off by others, did you, Second Aunt, make a sound?" "You're just a country bumpkin. Third Girl, you're way too serious."

Maicao thought to herself, this person's skin is really thick. He's already been caught by me, yet he's still trying to reason with me. Hearing her say this, it seems that I'm being petty.

Very well, since you say I'm petty, then I'll be petty for you to see.

"Second Aunt, you big shot, you don't care about the few corncob, I can't compare to you, we are poor, one corncob is enough for us three." Maicao shouted, "Qingyu, Qinglin, the two of you come here!"

Qingyu Qinglin heard Maicao's shout and ran over while plucking the corn leaves. His face was flushed red because of the heat.

"What's the matter, Second Sister?"

"The two of you, try to break off the corncob near Second Aunt's home first, so that Second Aunt won't break it off when she's busy. That would be detrimental to her reputation."

"Got it, Second Sister." When Qingyu and Qinglin heard this, they walked over and began to crack it. Second Aunt was a bit embarrassed as she mumbled, "What old man? Am I that old?" "You, Third Girl, are becoming sharper with your words now."

Maicao couldn't be bothered to pay any more attention to her. She turned around and walked back to the spot where she had been interrupted and started arguing again.

After breaking it for a while, Maicao went to the ground and took out a big gunny sack, which contained the corn corncob that the three of them broke, and poured it out.

Maicao had just come out of the corn field when she found Han Shangjun pouring more than 20 sticks of corn onto her pile of corn.

Maicao was surprised. She was about to say something when Han Shangjun saw her and made a silent gesture. Then he smiled apologetically and went back into the corn field.

Han Shangjun's action made Maicao a bit embarrassed. She blamed herself for being too petty.

After the harvest, it was the turn of the earth to sow the wheat. This was not something that the three of them could do just by trying their best. They needed to use ploughs, rakes and other tools, but there was no such thing in their homes.

Maicao had learned from Qingyu that in the past, their family had to wait until someone else planted their farm tools properly before the village head would send someone to help them dig up a good plot of land to plant.

Faced with such a situation, what could Maicao, who was a peasant, do? She could only go to Han Sanpao and ask him to help her plant the land as usual.

Han Sanpao was a dutiful village chief. After he finished all the work in his house, he came over to help Maicao turn the tables and plant the wheat on the ground.

Although he missed the farming time, the good thing was that the time he missed was not too long. If he took care of it properly, there would probably be a decent harvest next year.

Although Autumn Harvest was nervous, it was only for a short period of time. As soon as the harvest ended, everyone was free again. Coupled with the fact that the sky was high and the ground was clean, they were happy with a good harvest.

The number of families in the village that were having a happy occasion gradually increased. Even though there were no happy events to be had, taking advantage of the good weather and the leisurely farming of the village, some of them had already thought of building a house and started to build a house. In short, the entire village was filled with joy almost every day.

However, Maicao didn't have the leisure to join in on the fun.

It was not enough to take corn and soybean crops home from the fields. There was still a lot to be done in the future.

For example, the corn had to be stripped off the outer layer of the coat, gathered back into a small bundle, then knitted together and hung up again, which was said to be beneficial to the preservation of the corn.

Maicao knew nothing about these farmers' knowledge, so she followed suit to see what others were up to.

In addition to these follow-up tasks, Maicao also had to busy with pack of cigarettes.

During the autumn harvest, because she was too busy, she didn't have time to pack up the boxes of cigarettes. For almost a month, she still hadn't made a single deposit.

Now that she finally had time to rest, she had to hurry up. Not only did she have to earn the tuition fees for the next semester, she also had to save some money to spend on New Year's Day.

Maicao didn't know how the three of them celebrated New Year in the past, but she wanted to show the village that Han Maicao had not been defeated by fate. She stood up again, and the better off her family was.

Today, Maicao was at home, stuffing a cigarette case when she saw a middle-aged woman in her fifties hurriedly walk in.

It had been almost half a year since she came here, and Maicao knew most of the people in the village. When she saw them, she quickly stood up and greeted, "Aunt Qingwang is here."

The person that Maicao called Aunt Qingwang was the wife of Han Qingwang in the village, Yao Cailing. He was the most straightforward person.

Han Qingwang was a carpenter with pretty good craftsmanship. He was quite famous in the nearby 10 Li 8 village. Anyone who wanted to get married would be invited to get a few pieces of furniture. Because of this condition, his family lived a better life than others.

Although Han Qingwang was much older than Maicao, in terms of seniority, he was Maicao's equal. That was why Maicao called Yao Cailing her sister-in-law.

Yao Cailing sat down, picked up the cigarette case that Maicao had prepared, and looked at it. "Third Girl is more or less done."

"Don't you want to exchange for more money? If it doesn't work out well, then I won't need to do it next time."

"Then I'll have to be shameless and delay you for a day.

"Say it, Aunt Qingwang."

"Your Fourth Brother has been a carpenter for so many years that he has accumulated some money. He wants to take advantage of the farmers' free time to overturn the old house. Isn't he going to be built soon?"

"That's a good thing. Aunt Qingwang, why are you still frowning?"

"Isn't it because of that good sister-in-law of yours?" Yao Cailing said angrily.

"Aunt Qingwang, what's going on?"

"Third Girl, you should also know the rules of our Han Family Village. As long as a happy occasion happens to any family, all of those with the surname Han will send one person to help.

Third Girl, it's a joyous occasion for my family to overturn their old houses and climb the pillars. Logically speaking, shouldn't your family also have to go and cheer for us? So I just went to your big brother's house and wanted him to come and help. Even if your big brother didn't have the time, it would still be the same if your big sister came.

"But do you know what your sister-in-law said?" This was what we had agreed on earlier with the construction team. If you suddenly said that you didn't want to go, then who will still dare to come and find us to work next time? So, Aunt Qingwang, this time, I really am sorry about you. "

Yao Cailing imitated Yang Guizhi's words and spoke angrily after learning it, "Third Girl, tell me how great your sister-in-law's work is. She and your brother are doing odd jobs in the construction team and if you go for one less day, she will be left out. The boss is not a heartless person like her, she thinks that coming to my house is a waste of help, not like going to the construction team to get money. How could she forget that when she was building the house, your Brother Qing Wang went to help out. It was the furniture she bought.

The moment Maicao heard Yao Cailing's tone, she knew what she was doing. She had gotten into a fight with Yang Guizhi, so she asked her for help.

"Aunt Qingwang, my eldest sister-in-law's temper is just like that. Don't take it to heart. "Although I can't help much, I can still run errands."

"Oh, Third Girl, I've been waiting for you to say that. I was wondering if you would refuse me. You must have a big brother and sister-in-law by your side. No matter what, you won't get me."

"Aunt Qingwang, don't say that. My sister-in-law has a strong disposition and wants to earn more money to live a good life. That's understandable. Fourth Sister, please take care of her and don't lower yourself to her level."

"Then I'll have to trouble you to earn one less day's worth of money."

"You can't earn that much money by messing with this box of cigarettes. How can it compare to going to your house and taking the opportunity to have a good meal? Say, is it Aunt Qingwang?" Maicao teased.

When Yao Cailing heard what Maicao said, the worry on her face disappeared immediately. She beamed and said, "This Third Girl, it's been a few days since we last met. She should be able to cheer us up."

"Aunt Qingwang, when are you going to take the lead?"

"The day after tomorrow."

"Then I'll go there the day after tomorrow."

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

"Hey, Aunt Qingwang, why are you being so courteous with me?"

"Tell Qingyu, Qinglin. When the time comes, let's go to my house to eat."

"Hey, Aunt Qingwang, now that you say it like that, I have to go even more. One person to help the workers, three people to eat. I have gained a lot from this."

"Sister-in-law isn't afraid that you'll take advantage of her!" Yao Cailing walked away happily after she finished speaking.

The day after tomorrow, Maicao went to Han Qingwang's house to help.

Building a house with a big beam was a happy day for the families that built the house. In the entire Han Family Village, all of the families with surnames of Han had come to help build the house.

At this time, Han Qingwang's house was already busy. Maicao greeted people she knew and looked around for Yao Cailing, asking her to arrange things for herself.

Yao Cailing was currently surrounded by a group of women. As they chattered, Yao Cailing appeared to be extremely anxious.

When Maicao saw Yao Cailing, she walked over and greeted her from afar, "Aunt Qingwang, I'm here. What are you arranging for me to do?"

Before Yao Cailing could open her mouth, one of the women among them spoke up first, "Isn't Third Girl already here? It's a good idea to let Third Girl go."

"Third Girl is still a little girl. I don't know how serious that old man's words are. We can't let Third Girl cry then." Yao Cailing shook her head vigorously.

"Aunt Qingwang, what are you guys talking about? Why would I cry when I'm fine?"

"Third Girl, Aunt Qingwang wants you to help out on the stove." a woman shouted at Maicao.

"To the stove? "Alright." Maicao was a person who liked to cook, so she didn't feel troubled helping him out on the stove.

"Aunt Qingwang, you heard it right. Third Girl agreed to it herself. We have to go and do something else." After hearing Maicao's reply, the women all laughed as if a heavy burden had been lifted off their shoulders, and quickly dispersed.

"Eh? Aunt Qingwang, go to the stove and help out. You even took the opportunity to steal some food. Why aren't they willing to go?" Maicao smiled.

Yao Cailing let out a sigh, "Third Girl, the chef we invited this time is Yang Family Village's Yang Dachui. He is a person that's hard to get along with, so of course they aren't willing to help on the stove.

"Aunt Qingwang, since they aren't willing, then I'll go. It's just that Master Yang has a big temper, what's there to be afraid of?" Maicao thought that as long as the chef had some temper, she could just endure it. Furthermore, he could go to the stove to help out and take the opportunity to secretly learn a few dishes. When the conditions were met, he would burn them for Qingyu, Qinglin, to have a taste.